If you’ve been working for more than a decade and are embarking on a job search this year – because you’ve been laid off or you just want to move on – don’t get consumed by discouraging job market ...

I lead a subsidiary that was without its top executive for several months. When I accepted the job, I knew the business was facing a deficit but it’s much larger than I thought. I feel overwhelmed and ...

Good Job is Slate’s advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir ...

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I asked my former boss to serve as a reference when I applied for a new position at another company. Apparently, whatever she ...

Recently, I’m ashamed to admit, I received an email that initially made me feel warm, human, even grateful: a rejection for a job I’d applied to. But my thankful feelings quickly curdled into ...

The largest expense for most companies is labor, so how a company chooses, manages, and pays its workforce can be a crucial ...

What would you do if you were offered two positions in the same week? For many job seekers, the idea of juggling more than one job offer sounds like a highly unrealistic fantasy. The current state of ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lauren Young, a 28-year-old continuing education specialist in Indiana. It's been edited for length and clarity. In March, I was becoming ...